News roundup: potentially grim
by Martin H. Duke from Seattle Transit Blog on (#53GSR)
Bless you, PatricksMercy, for posting to the Flickr pool during the pandemic.- Now the U-district contemplates a freeway lid.
- 20 miles of Stay Healthy Streets" now permanent.
- Meet local hero Dongho Chang.
- I am not sure how STB will navigate a potential future where transit is once again primarily a social service rather than something people with economic options might use.
- Provide feedback on Star Lake Station.
- Mountlake Terrace Station time lapse videos.
- Pierce Transit lays off or furloughs 90 employees.
- PT's planned BRT line has an online open house.
- Heidi Groover on the potentially grim future ($).
- Metro's projected sales tax hit is $185m in 2020. ST predicts $628m shortfall in 2020-21.
- Use of idle buses as WiFi hotspots is spreading statewide.
- Survey on north-end bus changes to feed Northgate extended till June 6.
- TransLink delays layoffs while provincial negotiations continue.
This is an open thread.